Carbon Footprint (Company)

Carbon Footprint Ltd. works with blue-chip and mid-market companies, as well as small- and medium-enterprises (SMEs), and public sector organizations, helping their clients reduce costs, maximize sales sustainability, and reduce their carbon footprints. Carbon Footprint operates across a wide variety of industries, including:

• Travel

• Leisure

• Hospitality

• Healthcare

• Pharmaceutical

• Construction

• Finance

• Legal

• Aerospace

• Manufacturing

• Printing

• Education

• Government & Councils

• Property

• Telecoms

• Food & Drink

• Services

• Utilities

• News & Media

• Logistics

Carbon Footprint overview video

In an effort to decarbonize the UK, the company provides financial support to projects such as Combined Heat & Power (CHP) and Biomass by reinvesting a share of their profits. Carbon Footprint has provided services to hundreds of organizations, including the UK Government, United Nations, IKEA, Deutsche Bank, Pfizer, Winchester University, Candy Group, and Bagnall & Morris Waste Services. The services and tools offered by Carbon Footprint are carbon footprinting, cloud-based carbon tracking, reporting verification, energy management, training, and ISO support.

The company provides carbon footprint appraisal reports that outline the sources of emissions within the operations of a business, along with CO2 emission-reducing and cost-saving strategy suggestions. A consultancy service is also available, which offers carbon management support for a year following the assessment.

The assessments utilize industry standard protocols, such as the WRI/WBCSD Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol and ISO14064-1, as well as internationally recognized emissions factors databases. The reports are provided in formats compliant with Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting (MGHG) and Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR). The appraisals are based on a set of operational parameters, such as energy usage, travel, transport, and supply chain analysis if it applies. The objectives of the appraisal program are to:

• Increase sales through customer tender action requirements
• Save energy and operational costs
• Precisely address climate change mitigation through target setting
• Meet supply chain requirements and legislation compliance needs
• Create PR opportunities by improving sustainability credentials
• Attract investors and help to meet CSR objectives

Carbon Footprint's cloud-based carbon tracking software, Sustrax (Sustainability Tracking), is designed to simplify environmental reporting. This tool can be used to track key performance indicators (KPI) in relation to mandatory reporting, such as the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS), Climate Change Agreements (CCA), Streamlined Energy & Carbon Reporting (SECR), and EU Sustainability Reporting, and in relation to standards such as ISO 14001, ISO 14064, ISO 50001, and OHSAS 18001.

Sustrax overview

The Carbon Footprint Standard badge

The Carbon Footprint Standard is awarded to businesses that have assessed their emissions accordingly with recognized international methodologies. The company's consultants are trained to evaluate assessment methodologies and to provide recommendations for improvement.

Carbon Footprint supports energy management efforts by providing:

• Energy performance certificates (EPCs)
• ESOS lead assessor services
• Energy management software
• Energy survey and audit services
• Display energy certificates (DECs)
• Preparation for ISO 50001 certification, internal auditing, ongoing management support
• Energy policy, strategy and target setting
• Energy brokerage
• Implementation
• Staff training, internal skill building

Carbon Footprint has sponsored the multimillion pound Freedom Flight Prize for the first zero carbon transatlantic flight carried out by a passenger aircraft. The rules of the competition are the following:

• Must not create CO2 emissions in flight
• Must be powered by either energy generated from renewables or a zero carbon fuel produced using energy from renewables
• Must be able to carry at least one hundred passengers
• Must fly from London, UK to New York, USA and then return back to London, UK
• Must be able to fly each leg of the flight in under ten hours
• Must complete the return flight within twenty four hours
• Each leg must be uninterrupted
• Participants must be registered with the Freedom Flight Prize before completing the flight
• The aircraft must be validated by representatives of the Freedom Flight Prize

Contenders include Okulo Aerospace, the Eplane Company (registered as Ubifly Technologies), and ZeroAvia.

On March 24th, 2021 Samsung Electronics UK Ltd. announced its partnership with Carbon Footprint with an objective to offset the lifetime carbon footprint of washing machine and tumble dryer purchases. As part of this green initiative, Samsung will contribute to a portfolio of a variety of eco-friendly solar and wind energy and deforestation projects. Every project receiving a contribution is verified by VERRA's Verified Carbon Standard.

The company's carbon offset projects are developed with reference to Certified Emission Reductions (CERs), Gold Standard CERs, Gold Standard Verified Emission Reductions (VERs), and Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) certified credits and meet the requirements of the Quality Assurance Standard (QAS) for Carbon Offsetting.

Carbon Footprint fosters reforestation efforts around the world, offering opportunities for volunteers across Europe, Africa, North and South America, and Australia.